GENIE

Gameplay und Geschichte eher zum Einschlafen... es gibt hier 15 Level, die sich im Aussehen unterscheiden. Aber man kann nichts tun bzw. wird nichts tun können. Man läuft im jedem kleinen Level nur herum, sammelt erstmal Kristalle ein und dann muss man die kleinen Plattformen suchen, die irgendwo dann auftauchen. Tritt man drauf, muss man noch ins Licht gucken und dann kommt ein Text. Und das in JEDEM Level... immer das gleiche. Ich hatte schon nach dem 3. Level kein Bock mehr, aber die Errungenschaften sind Easy bzw. man muss nur durchspielen und hat dann ein weiteres 100% Spiel. Aber wie bei tausend anderen Spielen zählen bis Dato weder die Errungenschaften noch das Spiel als Perfektes zu den eigenen Statistiken, da zu wenig Verkäufe getätigt wurden. Und ich bezweifle, dass das Spiel in naher Zukunft noch oft gekauft wird. Wobei wir alle davon profitieren würden. Ich meine im Rabatt kann man es sich gönnen, durchzocken und fertig. Aber 5€ find ich schon krass viel. Zumal nicht einmal deutsche Texte existieren.

Beautiful! Relaxing and philosophical. I loved the ending! I would definitely recommend this game for a few hours of beautiful visuals and a beautiful voice telling a beautiful story :)

Another beautifully-crafted, affordable walking simulator/masterpiece from Tonguc Bodur. Perfectly optimized (the entire adventure ran perfectly on my 4-year old desktop PC). Fifteen (15!!!) stunning areas/environments, each gorgeous, each vastly different, some realistic, many fantasty-inspired. Gorgeous weather effects: rain, snow, dappling sunlight in the mountains or forests or near lakes or rivers. Even a steampunk-village of sorts. An easy walking simulator once you get the hang of the "forward-hints": Find the jewels, which propel you to the first area after highlighting the source, which, after listening to the wonderful female voice begin (then continue) the narrative poetry-as-journey, and once each short stanza is completed, comes a hint (visually) where the next platform to step on is in the environment. Etc, until that chapter is complete and the next chapter automatically begins. Yes, it's repetitive. No, it didn't bother me. It moved the story along. As always with Bodur's adventures, the accompanying incidental and/or thematic music in each chapter is wonderfully apt, at times worthy of a film score, especially the final chapter's music score: just wonderful to listen to. ****I have revised/edited my review to confirm that, once one completes all 15 delightful chapters, and lets the credits finish, after going back to the main menu screen, players will find the "chapter selection" command...and you can replay all 15 chapters at your leisure! Thank you,Tonguc for adding this chapter selection menu!**** Even without replayable chapters (without beginning the game from scratch), Genie is certainly worth playing and taking in the sights and sounds. The somewhat short story itself ,told though beautiful, thought-provoking poetry, is a joy to behold, at any price...and at the listed price it's silly not to buy it, especially if you're a fan of Tonguc's games.

A peaceful, poetic walking sim that feels like drifting through a dream. The visuals are gorgeous, the atmosphere is quiet and reflective, it also healed my brainrot, highly recommend :)

It's a beautiful walking simulator with nice maps, easy achievements. Really great for screenshot lover. But it's too long. You have to search for too many platforms and every time you must look for seconds where they are.

It was this one winter day I opened Steam Scrolled down my wishlist out of theme Stopped my movement for once or two Just to sneeze my nose due the flue The list must have had games I no longer needed Despite of this I further proceeded It must have been more than a hundred games I passed Appeared the thing which I waited at last Tags of Walking Simulator and Atmospheric it wore Bodur's name as its maker and price discounted No longer I dared to wait but slightly open my wallet for a coin or pair Few moments I have spent to play it Writing a poem as a review I see fit Genie's gameplay value is medium as its best But I'd be fool to decline it has put my mind to rest So if you want to take a break and a moment of stop Then Genie won't be a jiff destined to flop However to make sure not praise the game too much and call it genius For many can write a poem or a book of them and that should be obvious

Enchanting

The poetry wasn't nearly as bad when I didn't listen to it .... or read it. The game's mechanic became a repetitive slog. Level after level, the same. Get enough of the thing now find the place. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat..... Mostly short levels but, in total, that's four hours I'll never get back. Some interior levels highlighted what the game engine could do. Mostly I found the daytime exteriors hazy and over bright. The rest were nothing special visually. If you like posters of inspirational platitudes, repetitive game play and average visual presentation, this is the game for you. Otherwise not recommended.

If there was a possibility to properly review this game, I would say it's a meh+ one. It mostly depends on how and what allows you to feel immersed and if you like to read / listen to a story. Genie is a very simple walk simulator where your character, Lula, is looking for the Genie. To do so, you'll have to collect crystals in each chapter / area then walk on small platform where Lula share her thoughts about her surrounding. There is a poetic aspect to the text, as Lula eventually says, it doesn't have to ryhme all the time, yet if you're going through the chapters one by one without a pause, the poetry may turn into boring babbles, so I don't encourage you to play this game in one sitting or buy it at full price. If you're there just for the exploration and puzzle aspect, do not buy that game, there is nothing much to explore, even less to solve, this game is only a story with pretty backgrounds. I did enjoy the game, but I had to take some breaks and rolled my eyes more than once regarding the vocabulary used in the poetry, as if it was there to show you "see, that game is beautiful because it uses complicated words". The worst for me was the chapter V, my only thought was "wait there is more !?" and I had to take a break. Unfortunately the save is by chapter, fortunately you can skip the text. I believe I would have liked it more if the writing had been more "simple", it's not that I dislike poetry, I simply like when everything feels genuine and the writing feels forced at times.

Mam mały problem z tą grą. Jest to produkcja odbiegająca od tego do czego przyzwyczaił nas Tonguç Bodur. W Genie nie idziemy od punktu A do punktu B lecz poruszamy się po dosyć małych obszarach, na które jesteśmy automatycznie przenoszeni po ukończeniu poprzedniego. Naszym zadaniem jest zebrać porozrzucane kryształy (da się to ogarnąć w mniej niż 5 minut) a po ich skompletowaniu słuchamy różnych opowieści opowiadanych wierszem, które dla osób słabo znających angielski pewnie niczego nie wniosą. Graficznie jak zawsze pierwsza klasa natomiast sama rozgrywka trochę mnie wynudziła.